AUTOMA 2.0: a Wearable Platform to Assess the Muscular Activity of Upper and Lower Limbs in Patients Affected by Neuromuscular Disorders.

Neuromuscular Disorders (NMDs) are conditions that affect a high percentage of the population, globally. The assessment of the muscular activity of the limbs is currently performed by means of bulky and costly pieces of equipment or based on the expertise of the operator. AUTOMA 2.0 builds on the results achieved within previous studies, being a wearable sensorized device with high flexibility, able to detect the main force/displacement information of the limbs, in order to define a objective framework related to the specific patient in view of a more correct diagnosis and treatment. A pilot study carried out on healthy patients was successfully performed with a interdisciplinary team to tests the components of AUTOMA 2.0 in view of its employment for NMD patients.